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投篮

tóu lán · tou lan

Traditional 投籃

Meaning

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  1. to shoot for the basket (basketball)
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Eyes closed

  1. Dengdeng

    来(lái)，我们(wǒmen)比赛(bǐsài)投篮(tóulán)，每人(měirén)十个(shígè)球(qiú)。

    Come on, let's have a shooting contest, ten balls each.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)先来(xiānlái)。我(wǒ)投进(tóujìn)了(le)六个(liùgè)！

    Okay, I'll go first. I made six!

  3. Dengdeng

    看我的(kànwǒde)！我(wǒ)闭着眼睛(bìzheyǎnjing)投篮(tóulán)。

    Watch me! I shoot with my eyes closed.

  4. Liangliang

    闭着眼睛(bìzheyǎnjing)？你(nǐ)能(néng)投进(tóujìn)吗(ma)？

    With your eyes closed? Can you make it?

  5. Dengdeng

    一个(yīgè)也(yě)没(méi)进(jìn)。

    Not one went in.

  6. Liangliang

    下次(xiàcì)睁开(zhēngkāi)眼睛(yǎnjing)投篮(tóulán)吧(ba)！

    Next time open your eyes to shoot.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)每(měi)天(tiān)练(liàn)习(xí)投(tóu)篮(lán)，希(xī)望(wàng)进(jìn)入(rù)校(xiào)队(duì)。

He practices shooting every day, hoping to join the school team.

02

比(bǐ)赛(sài)最(zuì)后(hòu)几(jǐ)秒(miǎo)，他(tā)投(tóu)篮(lán)得(dé)分(fēn)，赢(yíng)了(le)比(bǐ)赛(sài)。

In the last few seconds of the game, he scored by shooting and won the game.

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